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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of Rembrandt 23 April 2019
Benson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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Residents and researchers explore plastic and psychology in the city 16 April 2019
This year will see the start of not one but two citizen science projects in Leiden and The Hague. This is the outcome of a large survey among residen...
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Academy for Self-Management: from disabilities to abilities 04 April 2019
If people with intellectual disabilities are given tailored training, this promotes self-management in their daily lives. They also need less support....
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Leiden research addresses energy challenges 19 March 2019
Climate change and energy transition were an important theme of the Dutch provincial elections: how should we invest in new sources of energy? Leiden ...
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Master’s Open Day: ‘I’ve mainly come to ask a lot of questions’ 18 March 2019
It was a soggy Friday, but the visitors to the Master's Open Day were made of sterner stuff. Bachelor's students from all around the world defied the ...
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ZonMw Medical Inspirator Prize for research ‘Lyme paralyses lives’ 18 March 2019
Together with patient representatives, clinician-researchers from Radboucumc (Internal Medicine) Amsterdam UMC and researchers from Leiden University ...
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You make your best friends in your late adolescence 04 March 2019
What happens in young people's brains when they win money for someone else? Psychologist Elisabeth Schreuders has shown that the brain responds differ...
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On your way to your dream job as a psychologist 22 February 2019
On the Master’s Open Day on 15 February Liza Vromen from Harlem arrives in Leiden to investigate the pre-master’s programme Psychology. As a matter o...
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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive ability 18 February 2019
The ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongk...
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It is a myth that boys lag behind in brain development 12 February 2019
It is true that girls perform better at school than boys, but this is not due to differences in brain development. This is the conclusion psychobiolog...
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Zsuzsika Sjoerds nominated for the Woman in the Media Award - You Go Girl 31 January 2019
Vote now for our psychologist Zsuzsika Sjoerds to win the Woman in the Media Award 2018 - You Go Girl for her important work standing up for science ...
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Leiden starts exchange with Poland 17 January 2019
Leiden University has started a collaboration with the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. The project includes the exchange of students and sta...
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Psychology awards 2018 14 January 2019
Standing on the shoulders of giants, that's what the students and staff of the of the Institute of Psychology do. Congratulations.
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‘Music has so many positive effects’ 08 January 2019
This year, Leiden University celebrates its 444th birthday – and when you’re giving a party, you need great music! Neuropsychologist Rebecca Schaefer ...
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National Think Tank: a think tank and a do tank 08 January 2019
From learning modules for primary schools to a ‘Fixer-Upper Day’ and from a platform for returning broken electronic devices to a call to government: ...